The best museums Sardinia

The Macc (Museo d'Arte Contemporanea of Calasetta) exhibits the donation of the Tuscan artist Ermanno Lainardi, an abstract painter who lived between Paris and this small town of the Sulcis. The collection offers a monochrome of international artists, including Albers, Fontana, Capogrossi, Hsiao Chin. This avant-garde museum, one of the most evocative of Sardinia for contemporary art, seduces not only by its works, but also by its position overlooking the sea. The regularly organised exhibitions follow the same pointed and open spirit.

In this museum you can admire testimonies of the pre-nuragic, nuragic, Phoenician, Punic and Roman periods found on the island of Sant'Antioco. The museum is rather small. It exhibits the urns found at the site of the tophet that contained the charred remains of children and animals. Engraved stelae have also been discovered there that have fascinated archaeologists. Among the other pieces on display, jewellery and goldsmith's pieces are the most astonishing.

On Seui's main avenue, an Art Nouveau building houses a museum retracing 30 centuries of the town's and the region's history. With its vaulted ceilings and frescoed walls, the building is a fine example of a stately home of the period. It's called museo diffuso because the visit continues in different parts of the town, including the Spanish prison (chilling but not to be missed) and a small museum dedicated to witches (really fascinating).

Carloforte Tonnare, located at the very northern tip of the island, is a collection of white brick and wood buildings painted blue, a maritime style combined with the antique patina of the materials. Here, for hundreds of years, stories have been woven of life, fishing, passion, nature and, above all, tuna. The old tonnara 's facilities can be visited with a guide (essential for understanding the history of the site). You can also take part in sea fishing or simple boat excursions.